by Robert Borosage | Nov 24, 2010 | Blog, Making it in America
Let's go through it one more time. A simple truth: You can't get the right answer if you ask the wrong question. The furious debate over how best to cut the deficit illustrates the point. The debate is about how we best enforce austerity. How do we bring the federal...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 14, 2010 | Blog
1994 was dubbed the “bloodbath.” Bush called 2006 a “thumpin.” 2010 will clearly be remembered as a “shellacking,” the president’s term for an election rout in which Republican picked up over 60 seats in the House, a record for post-World War II elections. Republicans...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 3, 2010 | Blog
In the wake of what he described as a shellacking, President Obama repeatedly detailed his willingness to sit down with Republicans, share ideas, find areas of agreement, compromise. But the press didn't mention the elephant in the room -- so to speak. There is little...
by Robert Borosage | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog
It is, once more, the economy, stupid. This election was overwhelmingly about one thing—the lousy economy. Democrats paid the price as voters expressed their discontent. Conservatives in both parties are simply wrong to claim that the vote represents an ideological...
by Robert Borosage | Oct 22, 2010 | Blog
The following was originally published in Politico. Republicans dub their congressional challengers the Young Guns, who proclaim a reborn conservative fealty to balanced budgets, small government and free markets. At the same time, their campaigns are fueled by what...
